{"id":3408,"date":"2026-03-07T03:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/rub-a-dub-tub-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:24:08","slug":"rub-a-dub-tub-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/rub-a-dub-tub-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Rub-a-Dub-Tub Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After saying arrivederci Roma, we headed out to the port city of Civitavecchia where our cruise ship was waiting for us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We boarded early and had time to explore the ship while it was still unpopulated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ship launched last year (2025) and the design is so different from cruise ships we are used to. So calm and relaxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1199-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1199\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NOT a photo of the port and our cruise ship, but rather a painting from the Vatican of what it looked like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1200-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1200\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another Micelangelo designed fort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1201-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1201\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our first view of the Vesta. She is only a few months old!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1202-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1202\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The main lobby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1203-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1203\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The main dining room is very interesting by having lots of intimate spaces for dinner, and not one giant room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1204-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1204\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The \u2018Living Room\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1205-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1205\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The only way you can tell that this is the Italian Specialty restaurant is by the light fixtures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1206-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Jazz bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1207-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The theatre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1208-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1208\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The solarium named \u2018Winter Garden\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1209-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1209\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pool with a retractable roof.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1210-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1210\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1211-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Explorer bar is at the back of the ship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1212-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1212\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1213-rubadubtub-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Showtime!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After saying arrivederci Roma, we headed out to the port city of Civitavecchia where our cruise ship was waiting for us. 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